Improved machine for making horseshoes



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NFETERS. PH HER, WASHINGTON D C tiwr ,Gti-im* 1f; j.,"CHARLESW, or PITUTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.,

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l T9 u Miami mal/20011.06?" f n 3 the partsl B', guide s, grooving-punches 16, which are Be it known that ,I`,{C`H`A`R`Lns W. Wn'r'rmieter., ofv provided with" wedge-shaped points, asindicated at x', f the cityof'lfittshurg,"inptlieconnty of Allegheny," and and are secured in the partB' through the medium of j lStateof lepnsylraniaghave `invented Aa nevvsand `useplates n'. j Against the end of the punches 16 rest .the fnl `Improvement l'inHorseshoe-Machines; Vand I "do ends oflevers l and 2, the outer ends of which are "gherebydeclare that theffollowing is* a if'ull, clergand provided with small friction-rollers t; The levers 1 "eica'ot description ,tlleieof,reference being ,liad to the i and 2 are held inthe desired position with relatonto kaccompanying.drawings, and to the-lettersand tlgures `the punches 161` by means of plate a', and the guide s, of reference marked thereon. i t i i 4-whichis secured'on` the end of` the har 20 projecting .,The llfdtlllfeof myQinvent j, consists i'n the combi-` from the `faceoi'V the disk D. ationandarrangement ofajpdisk,`dies,-plates, guides, rBhe 4swaging-,die B is held vin the desired position cams, andgrooving-tools, combined,- arranged, t and hy the har` 2() and the guide-rod 7 projecting from the operatingwitli relation tofeach other, in the manner hack oli` the part 'B'. f'lhe outer end of the guide-rod thereinaiter described, for thepurpose of forming horse- Q7' is? provided wit-h a friction-roller, o', and is used for shoes.)` .f q l. w l i; f f 1 i .i moving the waging-die B' up to its work. In the I Toenahleothers skilled intheart to make `and use faceof the clamping-die B is a cavity, m', correspond Vmy invention, I will proceed topdescrihe morefully its ing to thet'orm, size, and thickness of the shoe. i `3construction andfoperation. p Y Y `'.lheouter end of the diem, whichis used for formj In the accompanying drawings, `whiclrform part ofi ing the opening of the shoe, is provided with friction- `my speciiicationfl .j j roller.` 5, which, in connection with the-guides or cams Figure 1, Sheet A, is a top` view'or plan of my `im" hand i., is used for giving the desired movements to `provement in"horseshoe-machines..` i i Athe die x, j j

` n The sliding heads'l and R are each provided with 1, *.Iiigure 3, Sheet B,"` is "a `vertical and `longitudinal a grooved roller, 6, which are used for bending and sectionot the machine when cut through at line y foi" forcing the iron for forming the shoe against the die 9:. `fig. 1.1"V 1. i The heads I and 'R move the rollers up to theirwork Figure 4` is an-invertedrvieiv of theniachine." i through `the mediumof the cams- 3 and 12 on shafts i l Figure 5; is afacevewofa cam or guidel foropereandf. (See g..3, Sheet B.) ating one"of the `plates on the disk. i The cutter a is forced up to its work bythe cam 'm Figures@ and 7, Sheet @,are` face `viewso' the disk, i operating against projection 8 ou it, and is drawn hack Nrepresenting'the plates. indifferent positionswithre- `through the medium of a coil sp1-ingo. (See fig. 1, f lation to thefdie for tbrmingtheopening ofthe.liorse-` Sheet A.)

` i i i The desired movements are given t0 the `clamping- .Filgure 2.is a sideelevationofthewsame. l

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Figures 8 and 9are.top `or sideviews ofthe clampf die B and its several parts by `means of the guide .or vingfdieand lgroovingftools,representing the parts `in cam j, in combination with the guide-rod 7, levers l dilierentpositionslz" l y j s and2, andthe coil spring 13. (See g.4, Sheet B.) `IiigntelflOjisafaceviewof the same, i 1, The skilfnl mechanic, from the foregoing description 1 y `Figure 1l is a transversesection of the same when and reference tothe accompanying drawings, will readcut through at linezyfof iigulO, representing the sevily understand the construction and arrangement of yerallparts.enlarged.` i j 1 l the `several parts, and the relation they bear. to each 1 i In theaceompapyingdrawingsf y other. I will, therefore, proceed to describe their o'p-y A` represents thegframe fthemachine.,H eration in forming a horseshoe. i v l B` and" C` represent the driving-wheels, which` are -By applying power to the wheel B,which gears into secured onthe shafts eanil f. 1'1" J 1 1 i j 'A the wheel G, it will revolve the disk D. Iron of the 0n the shaft/10` is fsecuredfa disk, D, in.` which is" desired thickness and Vwidth is fed into the machine hy placed the.` die :for forming the opening in the horse placing it in' a groove made in the head pieces P and lshoe. To theface of lthedisklfD is seeuredavgnidal, 1t, with their-on resting in the'groove ofthe rollers 6, `lfor the plateslO and, 11,1. lFrom theface of, theplate `as indica-ted by the dotted lines C. The revolving ot' 10 projects a forni, @for giving tliedesired form `to i the shaft f will canse the cam m to force the cutter n fthenpper surface ofthe shoe."V From the face oi' the `toward `the face of the diskD and against the iron,` plates `10 and 11 project pi'ns 9 and l5, which, incon v and cut-it oiifrom the har being fed into the machine.' nection pwith theguides or cams g, ligand1 A', are used Soon as the iron is cut oti, the cutter, is drawn `bac-,kl for imparting the desired motion to plates '10 and 11` `bythe action of the coil spring o. i

- The revolving of the disk I) will have by this time `during.thea-evolving ofthe disk D.n

w The elampingj-dieu-andgrowing-tools consisting oi forced outv the die x', through the medium of the pulley 5 moving along ou the inner edge of the guide or cam h, and the pin 9 of the plate 10 moving on the upper surface oi' the guide 'or cam g, will bring the plates -10 and 11 into the position with-relation to the die as, as shown in iigs. 3 and 6; and the plate 10, in its movement through the mediumof the rod 22, will draw plate 1l. up with it. The die :c at th'is point coming in contact with the iron for forming the shoe will bend it down in the grooves and between the rollers 6. At this point the cams 3 and 12 commence moving the heads P and R toward each other, so as to-cause the grooved rollers 6 to press the iron closely to the die x, which die then passes down between the rollers 6, and carrying the iron with it, which will (by the form of the die x) remain ou it.

At this point the pin 15 on plate 11 will enter the groove formed by the projections v and w on the guide cream A', and the pin 9 ou the plate 10 will move along on the upper edge of the guide or cam k; and the movement of the pin 15 in guide or cam A', and the movement of the pin 9 on the guide or cam k, will cause the plates 10 and 11 to close up against the die x and behind the formed shoe. The clamping-dic B' will then be forced againstI the plates 10 and 11 by the roller o of the guide-rod 7 pressing against the inside surface of the guide or cam J and the shoe will be transferred from the die x to the clamping-die B', and will enter the cavity 'nt of said clamping-die B.

At this point the pin 9 on plate 10 will commence moving over the projection 24 of the guide or cam k, which will change the position ofthe plates 10 and 11, so as to bring the projection ton the plate 10 opposite to the shoe in the recess m of the clamping-die B', at

which point the rollers t of the levers 1 and 2 will commence moving upon the incline Y, and force tl e levers against the end of the punches 16, and cause their wedge-shaped points x toA be forced into the shoe while it. is in the cavity fm' of the die B; and as soon as the roller o' of the guide-rod 7 has passed the inoline Y, the spring 13 will cause the die B' to fly back against the guide s, and thereby jar the shoe out of the cavity m' of die B,allowing it to drop from the machine a perfectly-formed and grooved shoe.

It will be observed by reference to fig. 11, Sheet C, that the punches 16 are inclined for giving the desired angle to the groove in the shoe.

Having thus described the nature, constructiomand operation of my improvement,

What I claim as of my invention, is

1. The combination and arrangement of the disk D, plates 10 and 11, guides or cams g h 'l J k, head pieces l and R, provided with grooved rollers 6, cams 3', 12, and m, cutter n, and die x, the several parts being constructed, combined, arranged, and operating with relation to each other substantially as herein.deseribed, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The revolving clamping-die B' provided with inclined grooving-tools 16, iu combination with the revolving die :l: and projection t, arranged to operate conjointly substantially as herein described, and for the purpose set forth.

CHARLES W. WETTEN GEL.

Witnesses:

A. C. JOHNSTON, Jas. G. THOMPSON. 

